Learn Design for iOS Development

Learn Design for iOS Development is for you if you're an iOS developer and you want to design your own apps to look great and be in tune with the latest Apple guidelines. You'll learn how to design your apps to work with the exciting new iOS 7 look and feel, which your users expect within their latest apps.

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Learn Design for iOS Development is for you if you're an iOS developer and you want to design your own apps to look great and be in tune with the latest Apple guidelines. You'll learn how to design your apps to work with the exciting new iOS 7 look and feel, which your users expect within their latest apps.

Learn Design for iOS Development guides you through the design processes that you can apply to design your own apps brilliantly. We'll start at the idea stages of your apps, and you'll see how you can analyze and apply the right design patterns for every app you are coding, use wireframing tools to take your ideas forward, and use Photoshop to create the visual assets you want to look great in your app.

You'll understand why Apple have made the decisions they've made with the new iOS 7 interface and new HIG guidelines, and from that insight you'll be able to vision and create your own apps, on iPhones and iPads, that work perfectly within the new iOS 7 interface.

What youll learn

How to build apps that work within the exciting new iOS 7 design paradigm

How to design great looking apps that your users will find a pleasure to use

The deeper design elements you can apply to your apps

What is and how to use Apple's Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)

How to go beyond Apple's HIG guidelines to create innovative apps

Design pattern basics and how you can use them

How to use wireframes to create your app

How to use Adobe Photoshop to create the visual assets for your apps

How to create your app's icon and additional graphics for the App Store

Extra considerations for iPad app design considerations

Common design best practices and mistakes

Who this book is for

This book is for iOS developers who know that they can code well, but want to know how they can build apps to also have brilliant designs. This book is also a guide for all iOS app developers who want their apps to look contemporary within the new iOS 7 interface guidelines.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. You’ve Got an Idea for an iPhone App, Now What?

2. iOS: What You Need to Know

3. iOS 7 and Flat Design

4. Getting to Know the User Interface of the iPhone and iPad Design Considerations